Does not show up in market so I tried copying the apk over from my Incredible since this worked with other apps. However, when I try to install it says "not installed ". Anyone know how to make it work? Is there more then one file I need to copy over?
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Curious as weather bug uses location service and this is not on the kf. I've been wondering what the impact would be on wb and apps like Sunday Ticket NFL.
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If I get some time I can write an app that queries the android location manager. As long as amazon didn't remove it completely it should be able to guess location based on wifi.
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Weatherbug allows you to disable locations, so it shouldn't be required.
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Weatherbug allows you to disable locations, so it shouldn't be required.
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The problem is it won't install, so you can't do that.
I know, can't install it either. What I meant was: if it's required by the installer, it shouldn't be. I'm thinking there must be another reason the install is failing. Google maps installs just fine, and part of that requires location.
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I know, can't install it either. What I meant was: if it's required by the installer, it shouldn't be. I'm thinking there must be another reason the install is failing. Google maps installs just fine, and part of that requires location.
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Anyone able to get weatherbug to install ? Thanks.
My guess is that the application needs to be linked to the location services library. After all it "normally" uses them. Just because the app has a preference to not call those functions doesn't remove the need for the application to link to them. I'm not an Android programmer but this sort of thing can be gotten around by having the code within the program load the libraries it needs dynamically so it might be possible to write a program to deal with the lack of the library but only if the programmer was expecting that possibility. And as I started off, "normal" Android has these libraries.
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I'm new to Android and I am wondering if you all plan to put some sort of antivirus program on your Xoom? Is this needed? If so, which programs are the best?
Thanks!
Malcus1
Don't think there are any viruses for Android.
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I'm new to Android and I am wondering if you all plan to put some sort of antivirus program on your Xoom? Is this needed? If so, which programs are the best?
Thanks!
Malcus1
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Yes there are Viruses on Android. Most recently they were able to penetrate the actual Google marketplace. Before that most were found on third party sites which are not recommended to get apps from anyways. Most people dont use an anti virus but I believe this will change unless Google does something to prevent any other viruses from entering the market.
Lookout is a antivirus app that can found in the market. It is from a reputable company in the US. The app will scan your apps and compare to a database of known threats(free version is sufficient). While before the recent events I didnt worry about it either I now use Lookout. Something is better than nothing. But the best defense is common sense. Dont download from third party sites and always check the permissions an app is requesting before installing. A wallpaper app doesnt need access to every part of your phone. If it is asking for excessive permissions try to find another app that completes the same task with less permissions. Hope this helped.
I use lookout on my xoom. It just doesn't do the whole locate thing (a great feature) unless you have cellular service (which I do not) because it uses SMS for that feature
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Yes there are Viruses on Android. Most recently they were able to penetrate the actual Google marketplace. Before that most were found on third party sites which are not recommended to get apps from anyways. Most people dont use an anti virus but I believe this will change unless Google does something to prevent any other viruses from entering the market.
Lookout is a antivirus app that can found in the market. It is from a reputable company in the US. The app will scan your apps and compare to a database of known threats(free version is sufficient). While before the recent events I didnt worry about it either I now use Lookout. Something is better than nothing. But the best defense is common sense. Dont download from third party sites and always check the permissions an app is requesting before installing. A wallpaper app doesnt need access to every part of your phone. If it is asking for excessive permissions try to find another app that completes the same task with less permissions. Hope this helped.
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Thanks Droidz,
So it sounds like if I am cautious about which apps I download I should be alright. I tend to only download apps that have been downloaded by a large number of people with good reviews. Hopefully that will keep me safe. But I'll try out Lookout too.
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Thanks Droidz,
So it sounds like if I am cautious about which apps I download I should be alright. I tend to only download apps that have been downloaded by a large number of people with good reviews. Hopefully that will keep me safe. But I'll try out Lookout too.
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As long as you're not downloading shady apps (esp ones from outside of market) you'll be fine. Antivirus is really not necessary.
Is there any way to trick Android into thinking the kindle fire is another device or disable the market filtering in general. On my rooted kindle I have android market installed and it filters out lots of apps,(Facebook, Twitter, and other apps that I would like to get) and for some of the apps it seems there is no reason to filter them. So if someone knows a way around this please reply.
Thanks in advance,
Andyspam
Idk if it would work but you could try edit the build prompt to make it "another device" Idk if it would work but it's a place to start
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CrackMonkey91 said:
Idk if it would work but you could try edit the build prompt to make it "another device" Idk if it would work but it's a place to start
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But that might cause problems with the Amazon-specific apps if you're trying to keep the functionality.
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Idk if it would work but you could try edit the build prompt to make it "another device" Idk if it would work but it's a place to start
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I may sound kind of noobish but how do I locate and edit the build prompt?
My advice to you is to side load apps that you can't download natively from the store rather than try and fool the market. I think by you trying to modify system files to change the device name is going to potentially cause you more hurt than it's going to gain you.
My 2 cents.
Yes, sildeloading will be your safest bet if you re not sure what you are doing,
and for a good facebook app , search for facebook 2.0 v2.2 (ithink that's the latest)
I don't think the official one is quite updated for tablets.
Most twitter apps need you to have google maps installed (or more importantly, one of the google map frameworks)
What about tricking apps into thinking that we're running Honeycomb in order to get the tablet interface on apps like IMDB and Gmail?
Is there a way to get applications to install on the Kindle Fire that require location? I don't plan on using the location part of these apps but I would like the other features on them.
I can't get them to side load. It keeps saying it can't install the application.
I still don't know why they didn't include WiFi location on this thing. That would be good enough for me and there isn't anymore cost to Amazon.
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Is there a way to get applications to install on the Kindle Fire that require location? I don't plan on using the location part of these apps but I would like the other features on them.
I can't get them to side load. It keeps saying it can't install the application.
I still don't know why they didn't include WiFi location on this thing. That would be good enough for me and there isn't anymore cost to Amazon.
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Have you tried enabling mock locations and even going so far as to set up tetherGPS?
Also, what apps are you trying to load that aren't loading?
I'm having the same problem with various apps. The good news is that the Amazon app store is expanding rapidly and the apps you want may be available there now.
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Have you tried enabling mock locations and even going so far as to set up tetherGPS?
Also, what apps are you trying to load that aren't loading?
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Never heard of mock locations, I will have to look into that.
The two apps that I would like either or of are c:geo or the geocaching app. Mainly for getting info and logging.
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I'm having the same problem with various apps. The good news is that the Amazon app store is expanding rapidly and the apps you want may be available there now.
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Thanks, I will have to keep on checking to see if they get available. Being that they are location based apps, who knows if Amazon will allow you to install them.
I would love for someone to figure out a way to install the Google location into the Kindle Fire.
Mock locations work. In addition to enabling that and finding Assn app to fake location you'll need to enable network,gps as location sources as this fields outs used to determine requisite location processing regardless of whether you have GPS or cellular chips.
You should be able too follow generic mock location instructions for gingerbread, you'll also need to edit settings.DB manually.
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Mock locations work. In addition to enabling that and finding Assn app to fake location you'll need to enable network,gps as location sources as this fields outs used to determine requisite location processing regardless of whether you have GPS or cellular chips.
You should be able too follow generic mock location instructions for gingerbread, you'll also need to edit settings.DB manually.
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Well the main issue is will the app install then? I'm thinking the Fire is rejecting any app that says it requires location services to be enabled.
Well I finally got the app to install. It only took editing the AndroidManifest.xml file. I took out the line that says it needs to use the maps library.. The app installs, but won't run because it requires this library. Force closes everytime. Now we know the issue why it's not installing. No Google libraries are on the Amazon Kindle.
Well I got the application to install and work successfully. The issue was not having the Google Maps framework installed http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=20123452 .
And then on top of that I enabled mock locations which helps with the app as well. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1362472
Is it possible to get Google Wallet without the modded apk and by only disabling permissions on the original apk and using MarketEnabler?
I don't think so, but what's stopping you from trying?
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I don't think so, but what's stopping you from trying?
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I think it might be malicious and collect my credit card data cause its a modded apk...
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I think it might be malicious and collect my credit card data cause its a modded apk...
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EDIT: I enabled market enabler and ran google wallet but it says its not supported for my device...
Tough luck, I'm non US too and know of no way to even open the system apps like wallet, books etc.
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Tough luck, I'm non US too and know of no way to even open the system apps like wallet, books etc.
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If those system apps are on your device you should be able to access them by unfreezing them with titanium backup. Once unfrozen they will be visible, unfortunately with the latest updates Google wallet no longer works for me. (Still had $1.67 left on it too )
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Tough luck, I'm non US too and know of no way to even open the system apps like wallet, books etc.
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Are you using it? How is it? Is it working fine?
If you could disable all location services and connect to US VPN at all time, then google wallet should work... just need to wipe network location and play store data...
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If you could disable all location services and connect to US VPN at all time, then google wallet should work... just need to wipe network location and play store data...
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Doesn't MarketEnabler spoof that you are in the us? I enabled it and it still says not supported...
Given that Google has stopped giving out prepaid credit and AFAIK you can only add US credit and debit cards I'm not sure how useful this will be.
If I'm mistaken let me know.
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Ok so I defrosted all locked Google apps like books and wallet. All of them are useless as they're empty and none of those services work abroad. The free books seem preloaded tho. I'll set up a US proxy and clear the data later, see how it goes. Google wallet wouldn't even open without updating bwt so I sideloaded the newest version but as expected, it simply opens and says it's not available in my country.
Well through a proxy I was able to access all the content from the play store I didn't have access to before. But Google wallet still says instantly that it's not enabled for my device or carrier. But I really don't need it so I'm not going to bother changing my locale, spoofing my carrier and running a proxy. I'll probably go ahead and freeze all those apps again except for books.
If anyone else feels inclined to pursue this, feel free.
Btw there's a guide here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1810282
I hope there will be a way to make this work or manually patching it and knowing what you are patching...
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U still use the patched apk...
Anyone can check the coding if the apk is safe on xda?
possible to change permissions in order to have the same result as the patched one?
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No need to use a modified apk..
Edit the build.prop. Google it.
Will the next nexus have a longer screen?
If I edit the build.prop, will it change all the app selections in the app store?
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If I edit the build.prop, will it change all the app selections in the app store?
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Not that I noticed any.
Beamed from my Grouper.
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Not that I noticed any.
Beamed from my Grouper.
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What device should i change to? Nexus 7 supports google wallet but I think its rooted thats why it doesn't allow me i think. Anyway of bypassing it without the apk mod?
So i lost my nexus 7. It's only wifi. And i don't have any security app installed.
I know it's a long shot, but can i install an app and activate it remotely without sms activation. I searched all over the playstore and was only able to find apps for phones and not tablets. Please help!!!!
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You could try this one, I've installed it on my N7 and it works fine. Just install from play store and follow the instructions on the description.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.androidlost
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Sign in to Google market with your gmail creds and push a security app to the tablet from the market
This will push the app to the tablet if it is still using your creds.
There was an app - I can't remember the name - perhaps "Android Rescue" ?? - that could be commanded via SMS even though remotely installed (That is, not manually started at least once after install). Obviously this exact app won't be useful in your case but there should be other apps that implement a remote wipe or alarm via their website e.g. Lookout)
Some apps have an execute-on-install attribute; perhaps Lookout or other security app will let you remote wipe or remote geolocation.
None of this will work if the tablet has been wiped or the Google creds are NOT still in use.
There are several implications of that "cred" - you should make some quick decisions.